Mosaic Mirror

One example of mosaic scrapbooking is a mosaic memory mirror, which I made for my sister to honor our mother. By breaking up a few cherished teacups that were passed down from my grandmother to my mother and then to me, I was able to find a new way to incorporate memories and see them in my daily life. The teacups are one of my earliest childhood memories as I stared at each unique piece and reveled in their beauty. Though these cups were in my life for over 50 years, I never really used them, and although it took a lot of courage to cut them up, I was thankful to find new uses for them and to have a way to exhibit them in an object that I would look at and into every day. I included an old photo of the three of us when my sister and I were children, and a small golden bee to honor her name, Bea, and her penchant for antique bee pins. I especially liked the feeling of comfort seeing my own face in the mirror surrounded by bits of her life. Finished mosaics can include objects such as photographs, medals, news clippings, jewelry, broken pottery, and almost anything else one can conjure up. Symbolically, the process of picking up the pieces and putting them back together again is both healing and inspiring. 

-Betsy Rodman, The Mosaic Oasis